Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-07-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
WASHING MILK PALS,


after the COW is MIXED. At this season
u slight neglect in this matter will soon
make the milk unfit to use. Hall OF
the complaints of city milk ara ''ie TO
carelessnoSs in handling it, and espcci-
ally in cleaning tho cans in which it is
carried around for sale.
CULTIvATING corr; EARLY.
IL Is not enough that corn is finally
freed from weeds. The best way TO do
this is TO begin early while weeds are
small; but there is also further adj
vantage in early cultivation in stirr.ng
the soil. making it warmer and dryer.
and also increasing its available feriili-
ty. This is even more important than
thorough late cultivation to keep the
overheatcd soil moist by condensng
the moisture of the air.
KOUMIss AS A DRINK.
The Tartars make an intoxicating
drink from the fermentation of the
milk from their mares, which is saved
for that purpose. This milk has more
sugar in it than that from the COW, and
consequently produces more alcoholic
liquor. Unless sugar is added while
fermentation is in process. koumi..
made from cows milk must be regard
ed as harmless beverage, but so I'M
inviting to the appetite of lover of
alcohol that one would almost as soon
attempt to become sintoxicsted by
buttermilk.
TRANSMITTING SOD.
The best time to transplant sod is in
early Spring, The bed in which the
sod is to be placed should be mel
low and rich enough for the roots
to thrive in, but without fresh manure.
Ii it is desired to apply manure, put
a little on after the sod is planted.
This will have a wonderful effect in
protecting the sod from drying out. If
the transplaLNng is deferred until late,
cut the grass as close as possible with
the lawn-mower before the sod is taken
up from where it grew. Every surplus
leaf helps to evaporate moisture before
the transplanted grass roots can supply
it.
SQUIRTING OF FOOD FOR PIGS.
1t is generally believed by farmers
that pigs do better on grain that has
begun to ferment and has even turned
sour. Although the swill barrel is not
very pleasant adjunct near a house
in warm weather, yet it serves a valua-
BILE purpose. saving for food much that
otherwise would be thrown away, and
probably become more offensive than if
kept and fed to the pigs. The sourin
of meal or grain added to swill makes
it more digestible, and this more than
offsets the slignt loss of nutritive -alue
winch Occurs when decomposition
begins
Narrowing CORN,
With the slanting tooth horrows all
the small weeds may be destroyed in
corn until the plants are six or eight
inches high, and without pulling up
enough to damage the crop. This
plan IS better adapted to corn in drills
than ia hills. 1t is generally drilled too
thickly. so that the occas onal pulling
up of stalk By drag tooth makes
the crop better. If the field is soddy
or stony, and the corn be planted in
hills, it is possible that an entire hill
may be taken, and this would leave to
wide vacancy on either side. But
the adjoining hills would ear better, so
there would be little less of grain even
in such case.
LICE ON SITTING HENS.
When the hen is set, her feathers
should be filled with insect powder to
destroy lice. While she is inactive on
the nest lice breed rapidly, as she does
not rid herself of them by scratching
in the dirt, as she will at other times.
1t is the lice rather than CONTINENT
that makes slit ng hens grow poor so
rapidly. Sometimes they will even xii |
the hen on the nest; or If they don't,
they will be ready to attack and kill
the chicks as soon as out of the shell.
Kill the lice while the hen is sitting.
No better time can be desired, as if
then freed from them. she will not soon
get them on her again by running with
other poultry.
PROTECTING CUCUMBER PLANTS.
All the melons and vines, including
the cucumber and squash, require hot
weather to thrive well, and are badly
dwarfed by chilly nights in early
Spring. While small they are easily
protected from cold at night by box
with cloth cover, and if the latter is
made movable it is a good plan to have
!. the box around the plants through the
the day, as it is a great protection
against cold winds. The sunlight strik-
ing against the box is reflected against
the plants thus giving additional
warmth. The box should not be more
than five or six inches high, as it would
IL higher draw the plants up and max,
them more tender when at last exposed
10 the air.
POTATO BEETLES IN THE SOUTH.
As long as Southern farmers grew
only the sweet potato. the beetle, will
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